The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-01-06

= OF that place. The train returne
g this morning at s o'clock. 81 a
round trip.
ht Askelon COmmandery, Monda.
evening, presented Col. E. c. Gull
in with a handsomely jeweled Knigh
Templar's badge-in consideration o
- his very efficient services IS q con
duetor Of the Ssiina excursion to thi
st. Louis cOnclave.
The boarders at the Pacific HOus'
remembered their kind and obliginl
hostess, Ms. Postlevait, on Christ
mas Day in = substantial way. They
q presented her with & handsome Easy
; chair. Mr.. Postlewalt also presented
q her with q fine clock.
: The ex-MOrmOn elder, Mr.. OdingA,
did not speak at the Baptist church
either Friday or Saturday evenings
0 owing TO the non appearance Of an
audience either night. People In Sa-
lima seem more interested In Rail-
! roads than MOrnionisni.
An entertainment was given at fine
Mentor church tor the benefit Of the
Pastor and also for the SalemsbOrg
band. Music was furnished by the
band aud the choir OF the church.
Oysters, cake aud coffee were served.
The entertainment Melted about SIS,
The Minneapolis MessengeT says:
Lumber is laid down In Salina for
$3.50 per thousand cheaper than il Is
In Minneapolis. all ON account OF the
competition afforded by their new
railroad. When Minneapolis gets her
new roads, the people Of this county
Will enjoy the benefits Of lower prices
too.
We believe weare authorized in the
statement that the new hotel project
Is an assured fact. Everything
points 10 the early construction OF the
finest hotel building in this part Of
theState, and In q few days we think
we can produce the facts and figures |
TO show II.
The board Of Pension Examiners
has been completed by the appoint
ment Of DR.. w. A. Phillips, one Ofthe
rising young physicians Of Kansas. as
the third member. The board Is or
ganized ~ follows: DR.. Kelley, chair
man; DR.. Phillips. secretary ard DR..
Newman, treasurer.
There Is some considerable differ
enee between the expense Of running
the Mcpherson county and the Sa-
line county Poor Farms. For the
last six months in Mcpherson county
the expense has been Safe, 70. while
for the same period in Saline county
1t has only been 81 ,lOO.Ol.
Miss Rosa Tinker, daughter Of Mr..
Jonathan Tinker Of Gypsum City,
died of dlphtheriA Christmas day.
She was q very estimable young lady
and much thought Of by her neigh
bOrs and associates. Other members
Of the family were also sick with the
same disease, but are recovering.
Messrs. Braniff Bros. & Cravens
have paid Mrs. Sarah f. Moore 81 600,
the amount Of accident policy in the
Travelers' Insurance Co., Of Hartford,
CT, held by her husband, David
Moore, late road master Of the Mo p.
r. R., who was killed by the over
turning Of an engine near Hope, Ks.
The Abilene Gazette boasts loudly Of
the "gilt edged price" Of SOS per acre
for land Lying just east Of the city"
Land "just" east, west, north or south
of Salina sells readily for more than
twice that amount Capt. links Of I
the Abilene marines" had better in s
vest Immediately In Salina property. ;
Saturday night the cold weather
''lOOsened" enough To let the snow
fake have a chance, aud consequent
ly there was quite a nice fall Of snow.
The following day the cutters were
impressed for service, and in spite
Of the bitter cold weather the
jingling Of bells was constant a good
portion Of the day.
The Topeka Commonwealth Of the
Slst contained the following: ,
Judge W. H. Bishop, one Of the J
bright young men OF Western Kansas I
who was recently elected probate
judge Of Saline county, made q pleas
ant call at this office yesterday. I
Judge Bishop is only 25 years old, !
but Is q good lawyer and enjoys the ,
and esteem Of the people
Of his county.
The Famous" was broken into on
last Friday night, and about $500
worth o. goods taken. The entrance
was made by cutting q hole up though
the floor from the cellar. On Satur- !
day Capt. Henry Baker discovered
about $50 worth Of the stolen goods
slowed away under a cnlYert in the
north part Of town.
New Years day was spent very
quietly. There was less calling than
usual. and many people spent the day
calmly and peacefully at home. There 4
was no disposition, apparently, to ill q
up on spirits frumenti, and cOnse- 4
quently the good resolutions formed a
for the year were religiously observed =
for that day at least. y
Messrs. Leslie, Seaver, Ritger, P. o
q. Bond, Sam Wilson, and Messrs. ?
Haggart design building residences q
on Santa Fe, south Of Crawford &
next spring. Several others r
also talk Of building In that locality. &
None Of these residences are to cost u
less than s., 900 and some Of them will e
cost as high as s., 600. 8
The ConcOrdia Blade, Of Dee, oath, I
says: 1.-THE board Of county commits 2
siOners OF Cloud county held q two
days session this week to order an
election In Meredith township to vote 3
on the question Of extending aid to .
the B. & NJ, extension from COneOr- I
dia to Minneapolis. The same pa e
per contains the sheriff7s pFOcIaula- o
ton for the election. G
Mr.. John HAgler, Of Bridgeport,
who had long been suffering from can
Ter, died last Sunday. The funeral 4
Monday. The remains, &C
by quite q large party Of